Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn

2613 Hampden Blvd, Reading
(610) 921-1650

Recent Reviews

Bob Ellis

Ordered the seafood boil, It came out with two little crap legs and maybe six shrimp. The potatoes were uncooked. When I talked to the manager his response was" what do you want me to do about it" Offered nothing to make it right. This used to be one of my favorite restaurants. It is a shame, they really went downhill;!

Jessica Martin

It was our 15th Wedding Anniversary, and this was a great night out to celebrate! The food was excellent, our waitress Patty was so sweet and kind, and the atmosphere was perfect! Definitely recommend the Crab Barn!!

Richard Gould

Was our first time dining here and the entire experience was great! Our server Brandy was fantastic, the appetizers we chose were fabulous, Bacon Wrapped Scallops, Coconut Shrimp and Steamed Clams. Our meals were terrific , my MIL had the Lobster Roll and had to eat half of it with a fork there was so much on it, my wife had the Surf and Turf and I had the Snow Crab & Dungeness Crab combo which was a pound of each and they were very full of meat. I loved the way they served the Fresh Cut Fries in the little wire basket! Desserts were good as well. We will definitely make this our local Seafood spot

Joseph S.

Where do I begin!! Stay far away from this place. I was disgusted with the way the "waiter" approached our table with an attitude I've never seen at any establishment in my life before. When my elderly mother said can I ask a question because we all saw how rude he came up, he put his hands on his hip and SCREAMED "what do you want" I said EXCUSE ME!? Do not talk to us like the way you are. He said in tired I said I did not care and that I wanted a new server. Thank god the next serve was polite she said we were not the only table tonight to ask for a new server. The food was all completely inedible, the table behind us was not given the right amount of crab legs and the server CURSED and flipped them off.. we felt like it was not real life. There were kids in the place mine included. We couldn't eat any of the food it was the worst excuse of a restaurant I've ever been to! Disgraceful and disgusting experience. SHUT THEM DOWN!

Brianna Wenrich

The only thing good about this place was the server. Ordered 3 appetizers 2 adult meals with 2 extra sides and 2 children's meals that were so horribly cooked and under seasoned entire meal practically inedible. Eating here is like playing with fire with every bite you run the risk of seafood poisoning. So disappointed.

Anthony K.

We never complain, however this was the absolute worst food we have ever eaten. We should have known better when the place was almost empty at 530pm. First impression was the odor of stale, used mop water. We were seated and each order a Malibu and Coke/Diet Coke. They were warmish and totally flat. Then we ordered bacon wrapped scallops and onion ring for an appetizer. The bacon wrapped scallops were deep fried and were dry, over cooked and tasteless. The onion rings were not too bad. My lady ordered the red snapper and I ordered the steamer pot with andouille sausage and crawfish. When they brought out the food my lady was given trout and told that they did not have any red snapper. She refused the trout because she does not like it and she then reordered the crab cakes. The came out 15 minutes after my food. They were on par with any supermarket, frozen food section crab cake. My steamer pot came out with no sausage and no flavor. The shrimp were over cooked way too salty, the crab smelled funky, the crawfish was like rubber and tasted like salty ammonia. The corn in the cob was way over cooked and mushy and the potatoes looked old and had a lot of sprout marks. We told the waitress that this was unacceptable and she retrieved the semi- manager/bar tender to talk with us. He started off saying that that's how the food is supposed to taste. I told him no and he was full of it. He went to get the manager. He refused to talk and told the waitress to take the steamer pot off the menu. $95.00 for garbage, thanks crab barn. Please close back up and let someone else take a crack at running this place.

Rueban H

Perfect setting. Was amazing to see the renovations that took place. Very good food, and the setting was amazing. Highly recommend.

Steven Shillinger

We made a reservation for a party of 5 online Tuesday evening for Saturday evening dinner. We arrived about 25 minutes early and were greeted by a nice gentleman who sat us immediately instead of having us wait until our reserved time. Gretchen was our assistant for the evening. She went through the many evening specials without skipping a beat. We were given a proper amount of time to decide on the menu and Gretchen was back for our order in a timely manner. We had fresh shucked oysters, bacon wrapped scallops, boom boom shrimp, potato wedges and cream of crab soup for appetizers on the table. The main courses included the fried oyster platter, steak and cake, broiled crab cakes platter and seafood ravioli. Everything and I mean everything was perfectly prepared, came out piping hot and tasted amazing. The price tag was high but with everything costing almost twice what it used to, it was expected. We will be back for sure and already have a game plan, haha. Kuddos to Gretchen for service that ranked up there with the best I've ever had. The service, atmosphere and food made for a wonderful evening. Well done Crab Barn.

Isabel Patton

The ambiance is great along with the decor!! The crab bisque was great and the stuff mushrooms were good.

Dennis Degler

Food was very good, service not so good, 45 minute wait for our food and the server got an attitude about splitting the check with the rest of our group. Plus not mention of an automatic 20% gratuity added on to the check. Won't return there anytime soon.

Harold Wagner Jr.

Good food.. fabulous service!!

Janarrow Hicks

Waited 15 minutes for the server to come to our table, took another 10 min to get our drinks. The food was nasty and had no flavor. Server “forgot to put in an order” admittedly so and acted as though it was no big deal. Get our ticket and a 20% tip was automatically added. We asked to speak to a manager and was told he wouldn’t be back till next week, and there was no one in charge. Don’t waste your time or money. Will NEVER return.

Terri L.

When this place first opened and previously owned it was great. Twice called made reservations a d got there to find it closed. Wont go back. Sad !

Scott Dudenbostel

This was a drive-by find from a friend. The atmosphere was open, I could almost hear some water birds squaking. The food and drinks hit the spot for us. Our waiter was friendly and made recommendations. We made reservations on Google. We arrived from out of town early and the accomidated us with early seating. We'll worth a recommendation to try this restaurant.

Corey Good

The food. the service! Patty is one heck of a server! highly recommended!

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Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn

2613 Hampden Blvd, Reading, PA 19604
(610) 921-1650